Emperor Naruhito composed a poem about the aspirations of children he has met around Japan for the annual New Year Poetry ...

Tokyo, Japan - January 02, 2025 Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave to well-wishers from a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo during a New Year greeting event on Jan. 2 ...

That's because the Imperial Palace is home to the Emperor of Japan and his immediate family. And before that, it was the residence for some of Japan's most important figures, including Emperor ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, in a poem recited at the annual New Year's Poetry Reading on Wednesday, expressed how he was ...

Poems written by imperial family members and guests were recited in a traditional style at the ceremony in the palace's Matsu ...

Emperor Naruhito expressed his wishes for the people’s well-being and the nation’s development at an annual New Year reception at the Imperial Palace. Naruhito and Empress Masako received New ...

Emperor Naruhito will move into the Imperial Palace. What will they do? Pretty much what most retired couples do. Japan's Kyodo news agency cites the Imperial Household as saying that they will ...

In the afternoon, the Emperor and Empress received congratulatory greetings from foreign ambassadors to Japan ... the Imperial family will greet the public at the Imperial Palace, a New Year ...

Emperor Naruhito expressed his hope that people will work together to overcome challenges such as natural disasters and rising living costs in his New Year address released Wednesday. Voicing concern ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year’s well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday. Some shouted “banzai ...

Emperor Naruhito expressed his wish on Thursday for a peaceful year for people affected by disasters, including a powerful earthquake that struck central ... at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.